Agenda for 1/7

1. Big/Essential Idea - "Race is a social construction"

• What does this mean?
• How is this idea different from how most people think about race? 
• The history of race in America.
• If race is a social construction, can we just make a new race in America? The US Census reveals how race has changed throughout the history of the US.

2. Is it hard to talk about race? The "difficult conversation" about race. 

• Do you agree? 
• Is it difficult to talk about race? 
• Why is it difficult for some to talk about race?

3. How does race impact the lives of people in America?

•  Stereotyping: 
• What are stereotypes? Why stereotypes?
• What stereotypes must black men endure? 
• What was the purpose of this skit?

• Racism
• Racial Microaggressions.
• White Normativity - "What kind of Asian are you?" 

• Racial segregation
• How segregation happened in the North? It's all about where you could buy a house.

5. "Race" may not be a biological reality, but what about "white privilege"...a media analysis of the concept.